Alice N. Persons
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Alice Persons is an American poet
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She grew up in the Army and graduated from high school in Arlington, Virginia. She has a B.A. (1973) and M.A. (1976) in English from the University of Oregon
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She moved to Portland, Maine
in 1983 to attend law school, and has a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law
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Persons has worked as a copy editor, bartender, waitress, and secretary. She has taught English at a high school, community colleges and a university. Since 1984 she has been teaching business law part time at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
She began writing poetry and publishing in small literary journals in the early 1980s. During and after law school, she took a long hiatus from writing. Her first poetry chapbook was Be Careful What You Wish For, published in 2003.
The second, Never Say Never, came out in 2004. In 2007 her third chapbook was published, Don't Be A Stranger. She received a Pushcart Prize
nomination, and six of her poems have been featured on The Writer's Almanac on National Public Radio. She has published poems in various paper and online journals. Her work has been anthologized in A Sense of Place, Grace Notes
, InfiniTea, and the Moon Pie Press anthologies. (See the Sheltering Pines Press website at www.shelteringpinespress.com)
In 2003, she co-founded Moon Pie Press, a small poetry press, with Nancy A. Henry
, and since 2006 has continued the press alone. The press has published 40 books of poetry from poets all over the U.S.
She lives in Westbrook, Maine
with 5 cats and a dog, and volunteers for animal welfare organizations. She also volunteers for Port Veritas, a performance organization based in Portland, Maine
. She has served as a poetry judge and guest editor for several contests and anthologies.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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She grew up in the Army and graduated from high school in Arlington, Virginia. She has a B.A. (1973) and M.A. (1976) in English from the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
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She moved to Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
in 1983 to attend law school, and has a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law
University of Maine School of Law
The University of Maine School of Law is located in Portland, Maine and is Maine's only law school. It is a freestanding institution within the University of Maine System. In practice, it is administered as a unit of the University of Southern Maine, which provides the law school's support staff...
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Persons has worked as a copy editor, bartender, waitress, and secretary. She has taught English at a high school, community colleges and a university. Since 1984 she has been teaching business law part time at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
She began writing poetry and publishing in small literary journals in the early 1980s. During and after law school, she took a long hiatus from writing. Her first poetry chapbook was Be Careful What You Wish For, published in 2003.
The second, Never Say Never, came out in 2004. In 2007 her third chapbook was published, Don't Be A Stranger. She received a Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
nomination, and six of her poems have been featured on The Writer's Almanac on National Public Radio. She has published poems in various paper and online journals. Her work has been anthologized in A Sense of Place, Grace Notes
Grace Notes
Grace Notes is a novel by Bernard MacLaverty, first published in 1997.-Plot summary:The book centers around the postpartum depression of its female protagonist, Catherine McKenna, a Northern Irish music teacher and composer living in Scotland...
, InfiniTea, and the Moon Pie Press anthologies. (See the Sheltering Pines Press website at www.shelteringpinespress.com)
In 2003, she co-founded Moon Pie Press, a small poetry press, with Nancy A. Henry
Nancy A. Henry
-Background:Nancy Henry was born Chipley, Florida in 1961 to J.F. and Nancy J. Henry, and spent her early years in Gainesville, Florida. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 1982...
, and since 2006 has continued the press alone. The press has published 40 books of poetry from poets all over the U.S.
She lives in Westbrook, Maine
Westbrook, Maine
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 17,494 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.-History:...
with 5 cats and a dog, and volunteers for animal welfare organizations. She also volunteers for Port Veritas, a performance organization based in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
. She has served as a poetry judge and guest editor for several contests and anthologies.